"And we _will_!" shouted King and Marjorie together.




CHAPTER V

"THE JOLLY SANDBOY"


The Sand Club was not very strict in its methods or systems. Some days
it met, and some days it didn't. Sometimes all the court was present,
and sometimes only three or four of them.

But everything went on harmoniously, and there were no exhibitions of
ill temper from the Sand Witch.

In fact, Hester was absorbed in doing her part toward the first number
of _The Jolly Sandboy_.

The child was quite an adept at drawing and painting, and she was making
several illustrations for their court journal. One, representing
Marjorie seated on her sand throne, was really clever, and there were
other smaller pictures, too.

Kingdon worked earnestly to get the paper into shape. He had
contributions from all the club, and from Mr. and Mrs. Maynard also. He
had a small typewriter of his own, and he laboriously copied the
contributions on fair, white pages, and, with Hester's pictures